Without very much fanfare, the World Science Fiction Association has released the slate of nominees for the 2025 Hugo Awards, which will be presented at the upcoming Seattle Worldcon, taking place in August. The full list of nominees can be found here:
https://seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-awards/2025-hugo-award-finalists/
As a member of the WSFA, I'm able to vote on this year's awards, although I have to admit that I'm not familiar with all the nominees. I've chosen to address this shortcoming by concentrating on the Best Novel category, simply because it's probably easiest to obtain copies of the books that have been nominated, rather than trying to chase down all the short fiction or fanzines. (Although I should be able to research the Best Artist category online.) The nominees for Best Novel are:
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Orbit US, Tor UK)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Avid Reader Press, Sceptre)
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tordotcom)
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (DAW)
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher (Tor)
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey, Hodderscape UK)
I'm not sure when voting will open, but fortunately I'm a bit of a speed reader, so I should be able to run through all six of the nominees this week without much difficulty, especially now that I'm retired. I'm familiar with Adrian Tchaikovsky and T. Kingfisher, but the other authors are new to me - regardless, it should be an enjoyable reading session!
- Sid
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